1 Welcome to Advanced PC Configuration
1 Welcome to Advanced PC Configuration
1.1A New Concept for Your Benefit
Advanced PC Configuration is the new tool with which you can commission a PC station as part of an industrial communication network.
SIMATIC NET supports the option of using Advanced PC Configuration on a central engineering station (ES) to configure not only PC stations but also, for example, operator stations (OS). The engineering station is a networked PC with the SIMATIC NCM PC program or STEP 7 installed.
Characteristics - Comparison with Previous Products
The new features of the SIMATIC NET software involve several changes to the previous configuration and project engineering procedures and these are summarized below:
SYou can make all settings with one tool during project engineering and download them completely to the PC station.
The tool is SIMATIC NCM PC or STEP 7. Depending on your system configuration, you also use the Station Configuration Editor during the initial configuration.
The functions of these two tools are now so clearly delineated that you no longer need the aid of a further tool the Commissioning Wizard.
SProperties that you previously configured using the “Set PG/PC Interface” program are now part of the project engineering and are downloaded to the PC station. These include, for example, the station address and the bus parameters. It is no longer necessary to create several databases.
SProperties that were previously specified in various project engineering programs are now configured in the project engineering in SIMATIC NCM PC / STEP 7. Examples of such project engineering tools include COML S7, COM PROFIBUS.
SConfiguration parameters for the OPC Server that were previously stored in TXT files are now configured in the project engineering in SIMATIC NCM PC / STEP 7 and downloaded to the PC station.
SThe OPC server can also handle communication on unconfigured S7 connections in PG operation. This function is, for example, required for use in HMI stations.
Supported Modules
You will find a list of modules supported and not supported by Advanced PC Configuration in the “hinw_e.rtf” file on the SIMATIC NET product CD<CD( drive> / sw / cdintern / hinw_e.rtf).
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Release 5/2005 |
